he was a first team All-American both seasons. Locke was also an accomplished student, earning the Big Ten Medal for scholastic and athletic achievement his senior year. He also attended law school at the University of Iowa College of Law, graduating in the top three of his law school class. Coaching career and legal practice Locke served as an assistant football coach at Iowa briefly, then moved on to Cleveland, Ohio, where he was associated with a prominent law firm. He coached football at Western Reserve University in Cleveland from 1926 to 1930, compiling a 15–20–1 record, and he later served as general assistant law director for the city of Cleveland. Later, he worked in Washington, D.C., as general counsel for the Committee for Oil Pipe Lines. Death and honors Locke died in Washington, D.C. at the age of 71. He was inducted into the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in 1958 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1960. In 1989, Iowa fans selected an all-time Hawkeyes football team during the 100th anniversary celebration of Iowa football, and Locke was selected to the defensive backfield. In 1999, Sports Illustrated selected Gordon Locke as the 20th greatest sports figure in the history of the state of Iowa. Head coaching record Notes References Further reading External links 1898 births 1969 deaths 20th-century American lawyers American football fullbacks Case Western Spartans football coaches Case Western Spartans athletic directors Iowa Hawkeyes football coaches Iowa Hawkeyes football players All-American college football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees Ohio lawyers University of Iowa College of Law alumni People from Denison, Iowa Coaches of American football from Iowa Players of American football from Iowa